{"product_id":"ajanta-walter-spink-9789004148321","title":"Ajanta: History and Development","description":"The twenty-nine Buddhist caves near Ajanta form a devotional complex which ranks as one of the world's most startling achievements, created at the very apogee of India's Golden Age. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAjanta: History and Development\u003c\/i\u003e, appears as part of the series Handbook of Oriental Studies, present the reader with a systematic treatment of all aspects of the site, the result of forty years of painstaking research \u003ci\u003ein situ\u003c\/i\u003e by Walter M. Spink.\u003cbr\u003eVolume one deals with the historical context in which this dramatic burst of pious activity took place under the reign of Vakataka emperor Harisena, (c. 460 - 477 A.D.), and with the sudden halt of activity almost immediately following the death of the emperor. In surprising detail the relative and absolute chronology of the site can be established from a careful reading of the physical evidence, with consequences for our dating of India's Golden Age. Ajanta, it appears, is a veritable illustrated history of Harisena's times, crowded with information on its history, development and how it was used.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally published in hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Walter Spink\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9004148329\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789004148321\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/28\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 436\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.76h x 6.54w x 1.27d","brand":"Walter Spink","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48446518919423,"sku":"9789004148321","price":229.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bebe2173-f581-4c92-a49a-fd6e8b502e63.jpg?v=1777225177","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ajanta-walter-spink-9789004148321","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}